WO2016120335A1 - Procédé amélioré pour détecter une inversion de puissance dans un convertisseur modulaire bidirectionnel - Google Patents

Procédé amélioré pour détecter une inversion de puissance dans un convertisseur modulaire bidirectionnel Download PDF

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WO2016120335A1
WO2016120335A1 PCT/EP2016/051714 EP2016051714W WO2016120335A1 WO 2016120335 A1 WO2016120335 A1 WO 2016120335A1 EP 2016051714 W EP2016051714 W EP 2016051714W WO 2016120335 A1 WO2016120335 A1 WO 2016120335A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
    • H02M7/00—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output; Conversion of dc power input into ac power output
    • H02M7/42—Conversion of dc power input into ac power output without possibility of reversal
    • H02M7/44—Conversion of dc power input into ac power output without possibility of reversal by static converters
    • H02M7/48—Conversion of dc power input into ac power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
    • H02M7/483—Converters with outputs that each can have more than two voltages levels
    • H02M7/49—Combination of the output voltage waveforms of a plurality of converters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L9/00—Electric propulsion with power supply external to the vehicle
    • B60L9/16—Electric propulsion with power supply external to the vehicle using ac induction motors
    • B60L9/24—Electric propulsion with power supply external to the vehicle using ac induction motors fed from ac supply lines
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
    • H02M5/00—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases
    • H02M5/02—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc
    • H02M5/04—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters
    • H02M5/22—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
    • H02M5/225—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode comprising two stages of AC-AC conversion, e.g. having a high frequency intermediate link
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L2200/00—Type of vehicles
    • B60L2200/26—Rail vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L2210/00—Converter types
    • B60L2210/20—AC to AC converters
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/72—Electric energy management in electromobility

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  • the invention pertains to the field of power supplies for electric rail vehicles. It relates to a method for controlling a modular converter in accordance with the preamble of the independent patent claim.
  • modular converters comprising a plurality of converter cells configured to produce from an AC input voltage a DC output voltage which - for traction applications - may be supplied to a drive unit or motor unit of the electric rail vehicle, but also to electrical installations on-board have recently received growing attention.
  • the AC input voltage is supplied from a line, in particular an overhead line.
  • Exemplary modular converters are, e.g., described in WO 2014/037406 A1 , DE 102010044322 A1 , and EP 820893 A2, which are hereby included by reference in their entirety.
  • the converters disclosed comprise a plurality of converter cells, connected in series on a primary side or line side of the modular converter, and in parallel on a secondary side or load side of the modular converter.
  • Each converter cell comprises a resonant DC-to-DC converter, which is connected to the line via a primary AC-to-DC converter.
  • a DC-to-AC converter on the primary side is connected via a resonant transformer with a further AC-to-DC converter on the secondary side, in particular a motor side.
  • the primary AC-to-DC converter as well as both the DC-to-AC converter and the further AC-to-DC converter may be active converters capable of being operated in either a forward or in a reverse (or backward) direction, and may thus also be referred to as bi-directional converters. This is particularly important for traction applications, and may exemplary be achieved by semiconductor switches, which may be controlled by an appropriate control circuit.
  • the DC- to-DC converter of said converter cell is operated in a first active operation state, in which the semiconductor switches of the DC-to-AC converter are pulsed by switching pulses applied by the control circuit.
  • the DC-to-DC converter of the converter cell is operated in a second active operation state, in which the semiconductor switches of the further AC-to-DC converter are pulsed by switching pulses applied by the control circuit.
  • One difficulty that often arises in an operation of a modular converter is determining an optimum condition or point in time at which to switch converter cells over between a first active operation state and a second active operation state, in particular for stand-alone modular converters having their own converter control system which is, in particular, separate from a traction control system of the drive unit.
  • a physical condition of motion of the electric rail vehicle may be used as an indication of an appropriate operation state in certain situations - first active operation state for acceleration and during steep ascents, second active operation state for deceleration and during steep descends - no helpful information may in general be derived from it in other situations, e.g. when the electric rail vehicle is coasting, in particular during slight descends.
  • the DC-to-DC converter of one or more converter cells is operated in the second active operation state for a prolonged amount of time while the drive unit or motor unit connected to the load side of the modular converter is consuming electric energy, in particular due to acceleration and during steep ascends, the DC-link capacitor connected to the secondary side of the converter cell will be discharged to an undesired level, so that unacceptably large currents will flow if the converter cell is switched over to the first active operation state.
  • a method in accordance with the present invention for controlling a modular converter comprising a plurality of M converter cells, each converter cell comprising
  • each DC-to-DC converter may be operated in at least
  • a second active operation state in which electric power may flow into the secondary side and out of the primary side of said DC-to-DC converter;
  • the primary sides of the converter cells are connected in series, with a first converter cell connected to a line, preferably a medium voltage line, providing an AC line voltage U(t) having a peak value LJ, and an M-t converter cell connected to a ground;
  • the switch-over indicator is determined based on one or more of the following quantities, said quantity or quantities preferably obtained by measurement: one or more voltages at one or more first DC-link capacitors, one or more voltages at one or more second DC-link capacitors, a DC-to-DC converter current (/ CO nv) at a point between the first DC-link capacitor and the second DC-link capacitor of at least one converter cell, and/or
  • an optimum condition or point in time at which to switch converter cells over between first and second active operation state may be determined even for the case of a stand-alone modular converter.
  • the switch-over condition is determined based one or more of the following electric quantities: a) one or more voltages at one or more first DC-link capacitors,
  • the quantity or the quantities are determined, preferably measured, during a no-load condition of the modular converter.
  • an optimum condition or point in time at which to switch converter cells over between first and second active operation state may be determined in a manner grossly insensitive to measurement inaccuracies related to involved electric quantities or production tolerances of converter components.
  • a further aspect of the invention relates to a controller of a modular converter, wherein the controller is adapted for performing the method as described in the above and in the following.
  • the controller may comprise a control unit providing switching signals to said AC-to-DC converter and said DC-to-DC converter, implementing one or more variants of the low load control method as described in the above and in the following.
  • a further aspect of the invention relates to a modular converter for supplying a DC output voltage to at least one, generally a plurality of, electrical motors, in general via a or a plurality of separate motor converters, in particular motor inverters.
  • the electrical motor may be the motor of a train or a tram.
  • the modular converter may comprise a controller as described in the above and in the following.
  • the controller or control unit may generate and provide switching signals to the AC-to-DC converter and to the DC-to-DC converter, in particular for pulsing of semiconductor switches comprised by said converters.
  • the AC-to-DC converter may be a full-bridge converter, which is adapted for converting a first side AC voltage into a first side DC voltage, or vice versa.
  • each DC-to-DC converter comprises a DC-to-AC sub-converter and an AC-to-DC sub-converter which are coupled via a transformer.
  • the DC-to-DC converter may be a resonant converter, which is adapted for converting the first DC voltage to a second DC voltage, or vice versa.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a modular converter for use with a method according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 1 shows an exemplary modular converter 10 for an electric train or tram, which may also be referred to as power electronic transformer (PET) or power electronic traction transformer (PETT).
  • the modular converter may be adapted for transforming a medium AC voltage to a low or medium DC voltage.
  • the converter 10 comprises an earthing point 18 for connecting the converter 10 to an earth 22, e.g. through wheels 20 of the train or tram.
  • the modular converter 10 has a DC output comprising a positive DC output 24 and a negative DC output 25 for supplying a load of the train or tram with a DC output voltage.
  • Exemplary, frequently used DC output voltages are 750V, 1 .5kV or 3.0kV.
  • the load may comprise an electric motor, generally connected to the DC output via a motor converter; electrical on-board installations; further converters and/or an auxiliary power supply.
  • an output DC-link capacitor 66 is provided between the positive DC output 24 and the negative DC output 25.
  • the converter 10 has a modular structure and comprises a plurality of M converter cells 36, with each converter cell 36 being represented by a unique integer cell index / ' with / ' e ⁇ 1 ; . .. ; M).
  • the converter cells 36 each comprise two input terminals and two output terminals; and thus are four-terminal converter cells connected in series on a primary side 32, i.e. connected in series between the input 12 and the earthing point 18 and in parallel on a secondary side 34, i.e. connected in parallel to the two outputs 24, 25.
  • Each converter cell 36 comprises a short-circuit switch 38, an AC-to-DC converter 40 and a DC-to-DC converter 42.
  • the short-circuit switch 38 By means of the short-circuit switch 38, the two input terminals of the converter cell 36 may be short circuited, thus putting the AC-to-DC converter 40 of the converter cell 36, and thus the whole converter cell 36, into a bypassed mode.
  • the AC-to-DC converter 40 is an active front end (AFE) with four power semiconductor switches 46a, 46b, 46c, 46d connected into an H-bridge. For each of the four power semiconductor switches 46a-d, a diode is connected in parallel in an opposite direction.
  • the AC-to-DC converter 40 and the DC-to-DC converter 42 are connected via a primary side DC link, which comprises a primary side DC link capacitor 50, which in turn comprises a first sub-capacitor 50a and a second sub-capacitor 50b connected in series.
  • primary side DC link and primary side DC link capacitor 50 are simply referred to as DC link and DC link capacitor above and in what follows.
  • An output of the DC-to-DC converter 42 of each converter cell 36 is connected in parallel with the outputs of the DC-to-DC converters 42 of the other converter cells 36.
  • Input terminals of the AC-to-DC converter 40 are represented by, connectable to, or fixedly connected with input terminals of the converter cell 36.
  • a primary side of the AC-to-DC converter 40 thus represents a primary side of the converter cell 36.
  • the DC-to-DC converter 42 is a resonant converter and comprises a DC-to-AC converter as a first side resonant sub-converter 52, and a further AC-to-DC converter as second side resonant sub-converter 56, with first side resonant sub-converter 52 and second side resonant sub-converter 56 coupled via a resonant tank or resonant transformer 54.
  • the first side resonant sub-converter 52 is connected to the DC link capacitor 50 and comprises an upper and a lower pair of power semiconductor switches 58 connected in series.
  • a first input of the primary side of the transformer 54 is connected between the two pairs of power semiconductor switches 58.
  • a second input of the primary side of the transformer 54 is connected via a capacitor 60 to a point between the first sub-capacitor 50a and the second first sub-capacitor 50b of the DC-link capacitor 50.
  • the second side resonant sub-converter 56 comprises an upper and a lower pair of power semiconductor switches 62 connected in series, which are connected in parallel with a secondary side DC link with third sub-capacitor 64a and a fourth sub- capacitor 64b connected in series to form a secondary side DC-link capacitor 64.
  • One input of the secondary side of the transformer 54 is connected between the two pairs of power semiconductor switches 62.
  • the other input of the secondary side of the transformer 54 is connected between the capacitors.
  • Exemplary, all the power semiconductor switches 44, 46a-d, 58, 62 are IGBTs.
  • Each converter cell 36 may comprise a local controller (not shown in Fig. 1 ), which is adapted to control the semiconductor switches 44, 46a-d, 58, 62 of the respective converter cell 36.
  • the local controllers may be communicatively interconnected with a main controller, which is adapted to control the local controllers.
  • the main controller controls the semiconductor switches 44, 46a-d, 58, 62 directly.
  • each of the semiconductor switches may independently be switched between a conducting and a blocking state by means of switching pulses applied by the controller.
  • the AC-to-DC converters 40 of at least a majority of the converter cells 36 are in a pulsed mode, i.e. the four power semiconductor switches 46a-d of each of the AC-to-DC converters 40 are repeatedly switched by the controllers in a switching pattern appropriate to ensure a sufficient flow of electric power from the line into the DC-link capacitor 50. In general, switching is done at time scales substantially smaller than a period of the AC grid voltage.
  • Both AC-to-DC converters 40 as well as power semiconductor switches 46a, 46b, 46c, 46d are also referred to as "being pulsed", or briefly said to "be pulsed" when the the AC- to-DC converters 40 are in pulsed mode.
  • the modular converter may be operated in a pulse width modulation (PWM) mode, so that for a sum over voltages Uoa at each of the primary side DC-link capacitors 50 with / ' e ⁇ 1 ; ... ; M ⁇ , 'S ⁇ _ l U DC,i ⁇ U holds.
  • PWM pulse width modulation
  • the AC-to-DC converters 40 of at least some, preferably a of a majority of converter cells 36 may, at least intermittently, be operated in a diode mode, in which the four power semiconductor switches 46a-d are not pulsed.
  • a small number, e.g. one or two, of converter cells 36 may also be quasi-permanently bypassed, preferably by means of their short-circuit switches 38, to serve as backup in case of failure, breakdown or other defect of another converter cell.
  • a subset of converter cells 36 may also be temporarily bypassed, in particular during low load condition.
  • this is achieved by means of the four power semiconductor switches 46a-d, e.g. by setting power semiconductor switches 46a and 46d into conducting state, but may also be achieved by means of the short-circuit switches 38,
  • a converter cell (36) is referred to as being in active mode when its primary AC-to-DC converter (40) is in pulsed mode or diode mode, but not in bypassed mode.
  • the DC-to-DC converter of said converter cell may be operated in a first active operation state, in which the semiconductor switches of the DC-to-AC converter are pulsed by switching pulses applied by the controller, or in a second active operation state, in which the semiconductor switches of the further AC-to- DC converter are pulsed by switching pulses applied by the controller.
  • the first active operation state electric power may flow in a forward direction, i.e. from a primary to a secondary side of the DC-to-DC converter, but not in a reverse or backward direction, i.e. from the secondary side of the DC-to-DC converter.
  • the DC-to-DC converter of the converter cell is operated in a second active operation state, in which the semiconductor switches of the further AC-to-DC converter are pulsed by switching pulses applied by the control circuit.
  • At least one of the following quantities is determined repeatedly, preferably constantly or permanently:
  • a switch-over indicator is subsequently determined from the measured value or the measured values.
  • the switch-over indicator comprises a DC-link voltage ratio between a voltage or a sum of voltages measured at one or more first DC-link capacitors 50, respectively, and a voltage or a sum of voltages measured at one or more second DC-link capacitors 60, respectively.
  • said voltage ratio generally increases under otherwise unchanged conditions, in particular as long as all converter cells 36 which are in active mode are operated in the first active operation state.
  • a switch-over condition may thus be deemed fulfilled when the DC-link voltage ratio exceeds a certain threshold, which threshold may be pre-determined by theoretical and numerical considerations, in particular considerations based on a voltage transfer ratio of the resonant transformer 54, and possibly on further quantities.
  • a certain threshold may be pre-determined by theoretical and numerical considerations, in particular considerations based on a voltage transfer ratio of the resonant transformer 54, and possibly on further quantities.
  • pre-determining an optimum threshold is not a trivial task either. This is owed to the fact that the optimum threshold depends strongly on the exact voltage transfer ratio of the resonant transformer 54, which in turn is subject to production tolerances, but may possibly also change over time due to environmental influences (e.g. temperature, humidity), and/or due to aging or wear, etc.
  • Determining the optimum threshold is further complicated by the fact that changes in the DC-link voltage ratio are very subtle in a load regime close to the no-load condition. As a consequence, even relatively small measurement inaccuracies, which unavoidably occur when measuring the voltages at the DC-link capacitors, may lead to switching over to occur under inappropriate conditions and/or at inadequate points in time.
  • the switch-over condition is deemed fulfilled when the DC-link voltage ratio exceeds a certain threshold, wherein the threshold has been previously determined by measuring a DC-link voltage ratio between a voltage or a sum of voltages measured at one or more first DC- link capacitors 50, respectively, and a voltage or a sum of voltages measured at one or more second DC-link capacitors 60 during the no-load condition of the modular converter, and storing the DC-link voltage ratio thus obtained for subsequent use as a threshold.
  • the modular converter is assumed to be in the no load condition when a load current /i oa d at a DC output of the modular converter drops below a predetermined load current threshold Ah.ioad, i.e. when
  • the load current /i oa d is determined by measurement.
  • the load current /i oa d may be determined otherwise, in particular by summing currents at a plurality of motor converters to which power may supplied through the DC output of the modular converter,
  • the no load condition may be assumed when a zero load current /ioad is measured, which generally indicates that the load current /i oa d is smaller than a measurement tolerance of a current sensor or other current measuring equipment used for measuring said load current /i oa d.
  • the modular converter is assumed to be in the no load condition when a DC-to-DC converter current / CO nv drops below a predetermined DC-to-DC converter current threshold Ah.conv, i.e. when I / CO nv
  • a DC-to-DC converter current may, in particular, be determined by measuring a current at any point between the first DC-link capacitor 50 and the second DC-link capacitor 64 of a converter cell 36, in particular a DC current flowing between the primary side DC-link capacitor 50 and the power semiconductor switches 58, a DC current flowing between the power semiconductor switches 62 and the secondary side DC-link capacitor 64, an AC current flowing between the power semiconductor switches 58 and the resonant transformer 54, or an AC current flowing between the resonant transformer 54 and the power semiconductor switches 62.
  • an effective current, peak current or current amplitude is preferably determined or measured.
  • the DC- to-DC converter current / CO nv may be determined as a sum of individual DC-to-DC converter currents / ⁇ nv, , wherein, for a plurality of converter cells 36 with / ' e ⁇ 1 ; ... ; M], each individual DC-to-DC converter current / ⁇ nv, is preferably obtained as described in the previous paragraph.
  • first side resonant sub-converter 52 and second side resonant sub- converter 56 are 3-level converters arranged as 1 -phase branches, each sub-converter may, in particular, alternatively be realised as a 2-level converter, and/or be arranged as an H-bridge.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de commande d'un convertisseur modulaire, ledit convertisseur modulaire comprenant une pluralité de M cellules de convertisseur, chaque cellule de convertisseur comprenant un convertisseur alternatif-continu dont un côté principal représente un côté primaire de ladite cellule de convertisseur, et un convertisseur continu-continu dont un côté secondaire représente un côté secondaire de ladite cellule de convertisseur ; un côté secondaire dudit convertisseur alternatif-continu et un côté primaire dudit convertisseur continu-continu étant connectés en parallèle avec un premier condensateur de liaison en courant continu (CC), un côté secondaire dudit convertisseur continu-continu étant connecté à un second condensateur de liaison CC ; chaque convertisseur continu-continu pouvant être amené à fonctionner dans au moins un premier état de fonctionnement actif, dans lequel la puissance électrique peut rentrer dans le côté primaire et sortir du côté secondaire dudit convertisseur continu-continu, et un second état de fonctionnement actif, dans lequel la puissance électrique peut rentrer dans le côté secondaire et sortir du côté primaire du convertisseur continu-continu ; les côtés primaires des cellules de convertisseur étant connectés en série, une première cellule de convertisseur étant connectée à une ligne, de préférence une ligne moyenne tension, fournissant une tension de ligne de courant alternatif (CA) U(t) ayant une valeur de crête Û, et une M-ième cellule de convertisseur étant connectée à une masse ; qui comprend les étapes consistant à : déterminer de façon répétée un indicateur de basculement, et commuter au moins un convertisseur continu-continu entre les premier et le second états de fonctionnement si l'indicateur de basculement satisfait une condition de basculement. Selon l'invention, l'indicateur de basculement est déterminé sur la base d'une ou plusieurs des grandeur(s) suivante(s), ladite ou lesdites grandeur(s) étant de préférence obtenue(s) par mesure : d'une ou plusieurs tension(s) au niveau d'un ou plusieurs premier(s) condensateur(s) de liaison CC, une ou plusieurs tension(s) au niveau d'un ou de plusieurs second(s) condensateur(s) de liaison CC, un courant de convertisseur continu-continu (Iconv) au niveau d'un point entre le premier condensateur de liaison CC et le second condensateur de liaison CC d'au moins une cellule de convertisseur, et/ou un courant de charge (Iload) au niveau d'un côté secondaire du convertisseur modulaire.
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